Track-hanger.



M. B. MOYER.

TRACK HANGER.

APPucATloN msn MAY13,1915.

Patented` Dec. 28, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

WEL-

IVI. B. MOYER.

TRACK HANGER.

APPLICATION man MAY13,1915.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

MALCOLTJI B. TEYER, OF MDN'TEVIEDEO, MNNESOTA.

TRACK-HAN GE Ff.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. 28, illll.

Application filed May 13, 1915. Serial No. 27,884.

To all vwhom t may concern:

Be it knoivn that l, MALCOLM B. Morne, a citizen of the United States, residing at illontevideo, in the county of Chippewa and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in llracle Hangers; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in hangers and more particularly to track hangers for elevated rails.

The object of the invention is to provide a hanger ot this character so constructed that alter the rail has been mounted therein, a tight lit may be insured Without the use ci any bolts or screws.

Another object is to provide a hanger so constructed 1which permits rapidity ot erection, takes care of the irregularity in the thickness of the shapes as they come i'rom the mill and at the saine time provides ready means for tightening the grip on the track When installation is to be made.

vl ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists ot certain novel `features of construction, and the combination and arrangement oi: parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l represents a front elevation `illustrating a rail supported by hangers constructed in accordance with. this invention; F ig. 2 is a side elevation of one ot the hangers showing the rail and the supporting joist in transverse section; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the hanger applied; Fig. l is a transverse secs tion taken on the line ist-l of Fig. 2 showing the gripping action of the hanger on the rail; Fig. 5 isa side elevation ot the hanger showing another forni of connecting it with its support; Fig. 6 is a rear elevation thereof; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the extension clip, and F ig. 8 is a similar view of the nailing plate.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. l to a pair of hangers l constructed in accordance With this'invention are shown for supporting a rail R, it of course being understood that any desired number of such hangers may be employed according to the length of the rail to be supported and all being exactly alike, hence only one will be described in detail. Each et these hangers l as shown is constructed of two members 2 and 3 which are exactly alike in shape and size and have a general semi-elliptical contour. At the upper end of the body portion et each of the members 2 and 3 is i'ormed a head d provided with a plurality ci" apertures 5 for the passage ot suitable fastening bolts whereby the hangers may be secured to a suitable overhead support here shown in the iorm ot a joist J. To adapt these hangers to be connected with the eist d so that the rail It supported thereby will eX- tend parallel with the joist, nailing plates 5 are provided which are here shown in the form of right angular members having one arm G thereo secured to the joist J by suitable bolts and the other arm 7 provided with a plurality oi" bolt openings 7 positioned to register with the apertures 5 in the head l so that when the parts are assembled the fastening bolts which connect the hanger to the plate Will pass through the registering apertures in said head and the arm 7 oi"- the platej said plate arm being shown disposed between the members 2 and 3 of the hanger l and reliably clamped therebetween. These members 2 and 3 are bolted together intermediately oi' their ends preferably midway their length and have a spacing element 8 arranged between them as is shown clearly in Fig. 3.. The body portions oi' the hanger members 2 and 3 are provided at their lower ends with laterally extending arms l0 each ot which is provided with a rail seat ll, the seat in one member registering with that in the other, said seats being here shown substantially l..shaped in cross section with the mouths thereoi3 opening upwardly as is shown clearly in Fig. 2. lfihile these seats are shoivn substantially l.-shaped to receive channel iron rails it is obvious that they may be made inverted tllshaped when l beams are to be supported thereby. The arms l0 of these members 2 and 3 are designed to be bent laterally outward away from each other to form between them a substantially ii-shaped space 12, and when the rail is applied, these arms are pressed toward each other into substantially parallel relation and the rail is slipped longitudinally into the seats 11, and on the release of said arms 10 they will spring outwardly into their normal position shown in F ig. et, thereby causing the seats 11 to engage the opposite faces of the rail Web at diagonally opposite points, thereby insuring a firm gripping action of the arms on the rail, it being obvious that when so held, no bolts or other fastening elements are required for securing the rail to the hangers and to prevent longitudinal movement thereof.

1n the form shown in Figs. 5 to 8, the hanger proper l is shoivn constructed the same as that of the other figures, the connection between said hanger and the supporting joist J being different, the hanger of these figures being designed for disposition in a plane considerably beloiv the joist on which it is mounted and is so mounted to provide for the placing of the track to allow the carrier Wheels which travel thereon to clear the joist J. The connections for the hangers which are designed to be so positioned are here shown inthe forni of bolts 13 adjustably mounted at their upper ends in the laterally extending arm 'la of a nailing plate 5l which is similar in construction to the nailing plate 5 of the other figures except that the arm or Wing 7a thereof is disposed in a horizontal position and is provided with an opening lil through which the bolt 13 passes, said bolt being-held in adjusted position in said opening by means of tivo nuts 15 and 16 arranged on opposite sides of the arm 7a. A. clip 17 here shown U-shaped in construction has bolt openings 18 in the legs thereof through which the bolt 13 is designed to pass, the cross bar 19 of said clip being bolted to the head l of the hanger 1 in a manner similar to that in Which the nailing plate 5 of the other figures is secured thereto. This clip 17 is held in adjusted position on the bolt by suitable nuts Q0 and 21 arranged on said bolt on the outer faces of the legs of the clip as is shown clearly in Fig. 5, and by means of which said clip and the hanger carried thereby may be adjusted to raise or loiver it in relation to the joist J and thus provide for the proper clearance of the Wheels of the carrier carried on the track It supported by said hangers.

In assembling these hangers 1, the arms 10 of cach hanger are pressed toward each other and are slipped on the end of the rail 't and are then fastened in position on the rail by releasing the arms 10 after said hangers have been properlypositioned on the rail. The angular shape of the rail seats serves to hold the rail or rails against any possible vertical movement and the gripping action of the diagonally opposite edges of the seats of the rail R when the arms 10 are sprung apart serves. to hold the rail against longitudinal movement.

l claim as my invention: Y

l. A track hanger comprising a substantially elliptical member having laterally extending parallelv arms at one end diverging toward their free ends and provided with upwardly opening rail receiving seats, and means at the other end thereof for connecting the hanger to a support.

A track hanger comprising an upright body portion having laterally extending parallel arms provided with means for gripping the rail `web when theparts are assembled.

3. A track rail comprising an upright member having .laterallyV extending parallel arms provided with registering rail receiving seats, said seats having gripping means for 'tightly engaging and holding the opposite sides of the rail web.

l. A track hanger comprising an upright member' having laterally extending parallel arms With registering rail receiving seats therein, said seats being-provided With diagonally disposed rail gripping elements.

5. il track hanger comprising an upright member having laterally extending laterally spreadable arms provided with registering rail seats.

6. A track hanger comprising an upright body portion having a laterally extending rail carrying member at one end and an attaching head at the other end, an angular plate adjustably connected With said head, and means for connecting said plate to a support.

7. A track hanger comprising an upright body portion having a laterally extending rail carrying member one end and an attaching head at the other end, anangular attaching plate having a bolt opening in one member thereof, a clip secured to the head of said hanger and provided with laterally extending apertured arms, and a bolt eX- tendi-ng through "the apertured member of the attaching plate and the arms of said clip and provided with means for adjustably connecting said clip and plate therewith.

8. A track hanger comprising an upright member having a laterally extending track receiving element at one end and an attaching head at its other end, a U-shaped clip with the cross bar thereof secured to said attaching head and its arms extending laterally outward from said head in the same direction and arranged in vertical alinement, said arms being provided `With bolt receiving apertures, an angular plate for connecenM tion with a support having a bolt aperture my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witin one arm thereof and a bolt extending nesses. through said attaching plate and the arms of said clip, and nuts mounted on said bolt MALCOLM B' MOYER 5 for adjustably connecting the hanger there- Witnesses: K

to and the bolt to the plate. JOHN O. LARsoN,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set OLGA J. BOWMAN.

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